Floris Gillespie
Floris Gillespie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1882 Bonnybridge, Scotland |
| Died | 1967 (aged 84–85) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Glasgow School of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
Floris Mary Gillespie (1882-1967) was a Scottish watercolour painter and teacher.
Biography[]
Gillespie was born in Bonnybridge in Stirlingshire into an artistic family. Her brother, and her sister Janetta also became artists and, later, the three siblings would sometimes exhibit works together.[1][2]
Gillespie attended the Glasgow School of Art from 1913 to 1915 and then taught at Stranraer High School.[1][3] She mostly painted flowers and still life compositions and, occasionally, landscapes in both oils and watercolours.[4] Gillespie joined the Glasgow Society of Women Artists in 1928 and won their Lauder Award in 1948.[1] She also exhibited with the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society and on a regular basis with the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.[2][4] Gillespie lived in her native Bonnybridge for most of her life but died in Edinburgh.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.
- ^ a b Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ a b Paul Harris & Julian Halsby (1990). The Dictionary of Scottish Painters 1600 to the Present. Canongate. ISBN 1 84195 150 1.
- ^ a b Peter J.M. McEwan (1994). The Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 134 1.
- 1882 births
- 1967 deaths
- 20th-century British women artists
- 20th-century Scottish painters
- Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art
- People from Stirling (council area)
- Scottish women painters
- Sibling artists
- 20th-century Scottish women